A 1962 Richard Tillinghast poem remembering Hiroshima and fearing for the world’s future.
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Tag Archives: DJT
On Pompeii, Hiroshima, and an Uncertain Future
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Recognize Anyone in García Márquez’s Dictator?
García Márquez’s Autumn of the Patriarch captures the loneliness and private misery of a dictator seeking absolute power. DJT should take note.
Normalizing DJT’s Assaults on Democracy
A Brecht poem captures how the press tried to ingratiate itself with the president at the recent White House Correspondents dinner.
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Ahab-Like Trump Will Sink Us All
Not unlike the mad Captain Ahab, DJT threatens to sink our ship of state.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Federal Election Commission, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, super power suicide, Trevor Potter Comments closed
The Lost Honor of Lindsey Graham
Trump sycophant Lindsey Graham died unexpectedly yesterday. I turn to Beckett, Orwell, Conrad and Eliot to sum up the man.
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The Reflecting Pool and the Dead Marshes
Washington’s Green Marsh (a.k.a. Reflecting Pool) conjures up images of the Dead Marshes in “Lord of the Rings.” In every way, the parallel fits.
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DJT’s Victory Claim vs. Reality
Robert Southey’s “After Blenheim” perfectly captures Trump’s claim of victory over Iran.
Man in High Castle Captures Life under DJT
Dick’s “Man in a High Castle” shows how easily Americans can adjust to autocracy—which makes it particularly relevant today.
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The Tempest and Our Own Coup Attempts
We can see our current electoral politics, and the threats to social order, in Shakespeare’s “Tempest.”
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